music essay
Wherefore Art Thou? An Album Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Juliet, Naked
How Perry Serpa made a real tribute album to a fictional classic album.
Better Days: on Depression, Mental Health Care, and The Boss
“It fascinated me that this 42-year-old who had already imparted his joy and wisdom through his songs into my life was just figuring himself out now.”
Andrew Falkous Presents: The Job Interview
“‘People are not pieces of paper, after all.’ No, he thought, but they can be reduced to that with the right equipment.”
Never Meet Your Heroes, Unless They’re Kim Deal
"Although everybody is human, real stars do exist."
Dear God: Nana Adjoa
“Something that promises to heal not just one wound, but all wounds, is very tempting to believe.”
On Moviemaking and Being the One to Tell the Story
Tim Kasher discusses his jump from music to film.
Mudhoney, Cruising on a Half-Pipe
Digital Garbage makes Cassie Ramone feel like a teenage boy at a skatepark in the '80s.
Donovan Melero: To Myself, on the First Day of Sobriety
The Hail The Sun frontman's letter to himself from the other side of addiction.
Finding Love in Mall Goth Purgatory
"I will ride for My Chemical Romance to the grave, because, from 2002 to 2012, they rode for both you and me."
Gig Economy: Karen Haglof
"In Gainesville, a man once stopped his pickup truck to roll down the window to say 'I’d be dead if it weren’t for you.'"
The Jar Will Always Lift Again
"Depression is like waking up beside someone in your bed who claims to know and love you, and having absolutely no recollection of who they are."











